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Roland GR-1 Owner's Manual page 45

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2. Patch
Editing
Using
the Knobs
C Changing
the
Fifters
(CUTOFF,
RESON ANCE)
Yov H especially notice the difference on
synth bass sounds.
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i @ Filters
The distinet
piano Tone—is determined by th
ses
oO
RRL
a brass Tone or the "pianoness
e waveform of the Original
Tone. With the GR - l's digital signal
e filters z s something like the ton
expressive for your particular application. You could think of u
kai
i
e
ramp. The filters on the GR - 1 control two parameters: the Cutoff and f
or equ
Resonance mentioned above.
2 Resonance
as the valus increases, this
peak becomes sharper
EN
H
Cutotf
( the sound becomes brighter as this )
Frequence)
frequency increases
Adjusting the Vibrato (Depth, Rate) -
DEPTH
Rotating the knob clockwise increases the Vibrato depth,
RATE
Rotating the knob clockwise increases the Vibrato speed.
@ Vibrato
Vibrato is a period
rble" in the pitch of a synth sound. This is not quite the same as the E
vibrato you would get on a guitar by bending a string. its a more mechanical.
synth-like sound. §
However, on the GR - I. both types are possible!
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Rate
i
Pitch
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© Saving the Changes
You Have Made
soon as you select another Patch. any changes you have made to the first Patch will be lost unless
ve it. Thats done with the Patch Write
operation (<7
P. 3-14).

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